All the headlines from our Iowa Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 19 2008 // Officials with the Boy Scouts of America say the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in western Iowa will be closed for the summer following a deadly tornado that hit it on June 11. Four Boy Scouts were killed and nearly 50 others...
Jun 18 2008 // The Illinois and Iowa Insurance Departments have implemented a 60-day moratorium on the cancellation and nonrenewal of insurance policies for people who live in counties affected by the recent storms and flooding. Indiana...
Jun 18 2008 // The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) will look “at everything possible” to aid Midwest farmers hurt by the worst flooding in more than 15 years, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Wednesday (June...
Jun 17 2008 // Officials in Grand Forks are reaching out to their counterparts in flooded Iowa, offering advice learned from the devastating 1997 Red River flood that swamped their city.“Every disaster is unique, every recovery is...
Jun 17 2008 // Iowa lawmakers agreed on June 12 to create a special committee to examine the economic impact of this spring’s flooding on Iowa’s livestock industry.The Legislative Council, a bipartisan group that runs the...
Jun 16 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac...
Jun 12 2008 // Adding insult to already enough injury–Iowa was hit again on June 11 with another round of deadly storms. This tornado roared through a remote camp area hitting the Little Sioux Boy Scout camp in Western Iowa....
Jun 12 2008 // Flooding rivers across Iowa forced residents to evacuate, closed businesses, wrecked stores and shut down highways and barge traffic, authorities said Thursday.Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said storm and water damage to...
Jun 11 2008 // Storms that hit Iowa during the Memorial Day weekend have led to about $160 million in claims, according to an insurance information company.The New Jersey-based Insurance Services Office’s property claims unit...
Jun 5 2008 // The deadly EF5 tornado that ripped through northeastern Iowa did more than $6 million in damage.That’s according to a preliminary estimate from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Iowa Homeland Security and...
Jun 2 2008 // Appleton, Wis.-based Integrity Mutual Insurance Co. named Darin L. Kath as president-designate.Richard J. Schinler, current president and chief executive officer, will retire after 25 years with the company on Dec. 31. He...
Jun 2 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com.Energy Risks Market Detail: MarketScout has...
May 29 2008 // A tornado that leveled half a town in northeast Iowa and killed seven people was the strongest to hit the state in 32 years, the National Weather Service said on May 27.The twister, three-quarters of a mile wide with winds...
May 28 2008 // Wisconsin emergency-management officials breathed a sigh of relief on May 25 as a series of storms that caused death and destruction in two neighboring states left Wisconsin with only minor damage.The series of...
May 28 2008 // The board of directors of Iowa Mutual Insurance Company recently announced that it had elected Thomas R. Cole, president effective July 1, 2008. Iowa Mutual and its subsidiary, Iowa American Mutual Insurance Company, are...
May 27 2008 // While most of the country was celebrating Memorial Day with picnics and parades, people in two states were fighting to stay alive. A town official says a 2-year-old child has died and 20 are missing after a severe storm...
May 22 2008 // City leaders in Johnston, Iowa have decided against earthquake insurance in the wake of two tremors this spring in Illinois and Missouri.The City Council on Tuesday, May 20th rejected spending $4,000 a year for an...
May 15 2008 // Iowa Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Iowa American Insurance Company, announced 2007 performance figures during its annual policyholder meeting.The growth in the commercial area helped offset the difficulty...
May 15 2008 // A Mason City soybean company is suing its insurance carrier for not covering damage to a shipment that became infected with Indian meal moths in 2005. Midwestern Soybeans International Inc. filed lawsuit this month in...
May 13 2008 // Some Iowa cities have earlthquake coverage so it was not that surprising that city leaders in Johnston are considering earthquake insurance in the wake of two tremors this spring in Illinois and Missouri.City Finance...